Public Speaking Worksheet: Eye Contact and Expressions

Public speaking lesson 5: Eye contact and facial expressions · Set 160 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Look, then move): Good: looking around the room, a few seconds per person, every section including the back row, glancing at notes and then up. Poor: staring at the ceiling, the floor or the slides, reading with your head down, looking at one friend only. Match your face to your words: warm smile, serious face or surprised look.

1. 1.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) staring at the slides (c) glancing down, then up (d) eyes on the floor
2. 2.🙂 Which expression suits telling a happy holiday memory? (a) a serious face (b) a surprised look (c) a warm smile
3. 3.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking around the room (b) eyes on the floor (c) staring at the ceiling (d) staring at the slides
4. 4.🙂 Which expression suits greeting the audience at the start? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
5. 5.📝 You have notes. How should you use them? (a) stare only at them (b) glance down, look up (c) read with head down (d) hold them over your face
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a few seconds per person (b) glancing down, then up (c) reading with head down (d) looking at each section
7. 7.👀 Good or poor eye contact: staring at the slides? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
8. 8.True or false: “looking at each section” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) glancing down, then up (c) looking around the room (d) reading with head down
10. 10.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) staring at the ceiling (c) staring at the slides (d) reading with head down
11. 11.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) looking at each section (b) looking around the room (c) eyes on the floor (d) meeting a few eyes
12. 12.👀 Good or poor eye contact: glancing down, then up? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
13. 13.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) including the back row (b) staring at the ceiling (c) meeting a few eyes (d) looking around the room
14. 14.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a serious face. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “eyes on the floor” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “watching one friend only” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “looking out the window” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) meeting a few eyes (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reading with head down (d) watching one friend only
19. 19.🙂 Which expression suits talking about families who lost their homes in a flood? (a) a surprised look (b) a serious face (c) a warm smile
20. 20.🙂 Which expression suits reaching the twist in your story? (a) a warm smile (b) a surprised look (c) a serious face
21. 21.True or false: “staring at the ceiling” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “looking at each section” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: talking about families who lost their homes in a flood suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.👀 About how long should you look at one person before moving on? (a) not at all (b) a few seconds (c) a few minutes (d) the whole speech
25. 25.🙂 Which expression suits sharing an amazing fact you just learned? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
26. 26.🙂 Which expression suits revealing an answer nobody expected? (a) a warm smile (b) a serious face (c) a surprised look
27. 27.👀 Good or poor eye contact: a few seconds per person? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
28. 28.👀 Good or poor eye contact: including the back row? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
29. 29.Which of these is poor eye contact? (a) glancing down, then up (b) including the back row (c) watching one friend only (d) meeting a few eyes
30. 30.True or false: “including the back row” is good eye contact. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) including the back row (b) eyes on the floor (c) staring at the ceiling (d) watching one friend only
32. 32.True or false: “a few seconds per person” is poor eye contact. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) glancing down, then up (c) looking at each section (d) meeting a few eyes
34. 34.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
35. 35.True or false: explaining why plastic harms sea animals suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) reading with head down (b) eyes on the floor (c) a few seconds per person (d) staring at the slides
37. 37.👀 Good or poor eye contact: looking around the room? (a) poor eye contact (b) good eye contact
38. 38.True or false: telling a happy holiday memory suits a serious face. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “reading with head down” is poor eye contact. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: greeting the audience at the start suits a warm smile. (a) False (b) True

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